Film

The Spy Who Loved Me 1977

Directed by Lewis Gilbert

  • Adventure, Action, Thriller
  • 125 min
  • PG

It's the BIGGEST. It's the BEST. It's BOND. And B-E-Y-O-N-D.

Russian and British submarines with nuclear missiles on board both vanish from sight without a trace. England and Russia both blame each other as James Bond tries to solve the riddle of the disappearing ships. But the KGB also has an agent on the case.

AdventureActionThrillerseaegyptassassinationbased on novel or bookcairosubmarineenglandtankerspymass murdersecret intelligence servicepyramid

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Epic, classical in form, unpretentious and resolved.

  • intimateepic
  • classical in formformally daring
  • unpretentiousprestige
  • resolvedopen-ended
  • effortlessdemanding

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The Prestige HunterThe Prestige Hunter: loved by 33The Genre DevoteeThe Genre Devotee: loved by 22The CartographerThe Cartographer: loved by 11The FormalistThe Formalist: loved by 11The ArchivistThe Archivist: loved by 11The Thrill ChaserThe Thrill Chaser: disliked by 10 / 1The IronistThe Ironist: disliked by 10 / 1loved (4★+)disliked (2.5★ or less)

18 profiled raters. Loved most by The Prestige Hunters; disliked most by The Thrill Chasers.